GRAVE OF BILL
LOVE AND HIS CREW: Following the end of
hostilities, the Japanese on Ponape erected this monument over the grave
of the crew of MB-6 to impress the Americans. Japanese characters on the monument explain
that it is the "Grave of American Airmen."

JAPANESE FACILITY:
Japanese sailors show the Americans the various facilities they had
constructed on Ponape. Although the exact purpose of this
structure is not known, it appears to well-constructed with coconut tree
logs.

ISLAND PARADISE:
Being a fairly large island, Ponape was covered with lush vegetation.
Unlike the coral atolls of the Marshall Islands, fresh water and growing
food to support the garrison was not a problem for the Japanese.
As a result, no one on Ponape starved to death, despite the fact that
the island was unable to receive supplies from Japan.